ZIM VS SL - 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of Zimbabwe, 2016

Rangana Herath: "Not at all, first session it was difficult becuase we couldn't get any wickets in the first 15 overs or so. Nothing was happening off the pitch. We can't control the weather, so we stuck to our plans. I enjoyed every minute as a captain, and I was happy with the way I bowled."

Graeme Cremer - Man of the Match " Yeah definitely, we couldn't take it the last couple of overs. It was good for Test cricket to take it till the last session. Sri Lanka are a quality unit, I'm happy with the way I was timing the ball. They were bowling in good areas and it's one of those days."

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It was a brilliant day of Test match cricket. Sri Lanka had to cope plenty of criticism for not declaring post tea on day 4, but things did work out eventually as they closed the game with around 7 overs to spare. Zimbabwe lost 5 wickets in the first session and a solitary in the next. Post tea, the pendulum swung both ways as the hosts lost a couple of wickets which was followed by a gritty 9th wicket stand between Cremer and Mumba. When things looked dull and lull for Sri Lanka, captain Cremer had a brain-fade which implied the inevitable. However, one has to acknowledge Cremer's maturity as a player and captain in this game. He toiled hard with the lower middle order in the first innings, essayed his maiden ton, claimed a four-fer and nearly....very nearly pulled his team out of jail in the second innings. But Test cricket had the final say, you just cannot afford to lose your concentration. Just cannot

Dilruwan Perera to Mpofu, out Bowled!! Sri Lanka have knocked off the final wicket and go 1-0 in the series. Perera tosses it up on off and gets it skid through straight. Mpofu plays for the turn and misses the ball completely only to see his off-stump peg back. The visitors jump up in delight and the customary handshake by the two teams follow. Zimbabwe fought hard till the end but couldn't manage to draw the game, credit to them as well for showing character.. Mpofu b Dilruwan Perera 0(8)

Dilruwan Perera to Mpofu, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Dilruwan Perera to Mpofu, no run, wrists it to the on-side

Dilruwan Perera to Mpofu, no run, off-break on middle, Mpofu plays it with the turn to mid-wicket

Dilruwan Perera [15.0-4-34-2] is back into the attack

Herath to Mumba, no run, loopy delivery on off-stump, Mumba bunts it to the off-side

Herath to Mumba, no run, Herath comes over the wicket and tosses it up on middle, Mumba dead-bats it to silly point

Herath to Mumba, no run, Mumba gets forward in defence, the ball skids through and gets the inside edge to the right of FSL

Six men around the bat for Mumba

Herath to Mumba, no run, Herath tosses it up outside off, Mumba shoulders arms

Herath to Mumba, no run, Mumba ekes out an inside edge to square leg

Herath to Mumba, no run, Mumba plays it with the full face of the blade back to the bowler

Lakmal to Mpofu, no run, tailing in on middle and leg, Mpofu just about gets his bat down in time and squirts an inside edge to fine leg, doesn't take the run on offer

Lakmal to Mumba, 3 runs, full toss on off, Mumba pushes it to the vacant spaces on the off-side and gets three runs

Lakmal to Mumba, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Mumba defends off the back foot awkwardly to the left of backward point

Lakmal to Mumba, no run, good length delivery on the stumps, Mumba plants his foot across and defends